I heard L&O may not stay on the air anyway. Since they moved it to Fridays the ratings have plummeted. So I don’t think Fred has any problems with that because the show will probably be canceled anyway. Reruns with his character in them are forbidden if he runs but hey I don’t think you get that much for reruns anyway. If if this contract is signed I bet you he gets good money for this.
I haven't watched it since the move. I catch the earlier shows on TNT.